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Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

This guide was created as an overview of the Linux Operating System, geared toward new users as an exploration tour and getting started guide, with exercises at the end of each chapter.
For more advanced trainees it can be a desktop reference, and a collection of the base knowledge needed to proceed with system and network administration. This book contains many real life examples derived from the author's experience as a Linux system and network administrator, trainer and consultant. They hope these examples will help you to get a better understanding of the Linux system and that you feel encouraged to try out things on your own.

A very pleasing lightweight X11 desktop environment that loads quickly with straightforward installation to your hard drive from its LiveCD. All features appeared to work perfectly in a VMware Player VM environment on an ASUS Eee PC 1000H Netbook except for one annoying feature I was unable to resolve: root password was rejected in terminal even though PCLinuxOS Control Center accepted it. Reinstalling PCLOS was unable to fix it so I reluctantly deleted the VM even though I believe this is, otherwise, a great distro. A pity.

In brief, I tested LXDE from December 2010, compared with the newest version, from June 2011, and found that the newer version is slightly faster, by measurement of times recorded with the testing algorithm I have described in the blogs on this site, however, that slight improvement (less than 5% faster with the newer edition) comes at a heavy price:

The famous Mandrake Control Center in the newest LXDE has a flaw: The "test" capability for evaluating video cards has been removed in the version of LXDE from June 2011.

I recommend using the older version, until that problem is resolved....